Unicycle PowerKiting

Give it a go! just make sure to keep the unicycle with ya, cause at some
of the heights you can reach, and having the uni fall can brake
something =(

I remember someone trying this before, and me mentioning it before in a
thread, but he said he wanted it to be under the radar kinda cause he
might use the clips in a video. =p

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don't think it'd work well imo, maybe on a BC.

But then still v hard.

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I'd honestly have to go with rollerblades or rollerskates.

The fun to me would be to not have to do any work - and you'd have to
furiously pedal with a uni once you get going. I'd rather sit back and
let the kite do all the work.

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Do it on a BC with toe clips. Itd be awsome!

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Mango's given it a go. He wrote a little bit about it here:

http://tinyurl.com/olqvx

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Got to agree with bmemike on that one. Not that you can't do it, but I
think the idea of PowerKiting is for the kite to provide the energy for
motion. Whether it does or not, a unicycle has to be pedaled. Something
that coasts would probably be more rewarding if you're trying to go
places.

But just as a platform for controlling a kite it might be
interesting...

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johnfoss said:

Got to agree with bmemike on that one. Not that you can't do it, but I
think the idea of PowerKiting is for the kite to provide the energy for
motion. Whether it does or not, a unicycle has to be pedaled. Something
that coasts would probably be more rewarding if you're trying to go
places.

But just as a platform for controlling a kite it might be
interesting...

Gliding works. You gotta have at least a little resistance to keep the
kite in the air so coasting would not work. I had to retrim my kite
from the normal kitesurfing settings so that the back lines were alot
tighter. That way the kite sat further down towards the ground when it
was in its neutral position and not just overhead.

Go for it treepotato. You'll have a blast. Just be safe!

(i think my icon is still a kitesurfing shot unless ive changed it)

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I misread the title as "Powerknitting" which would be more interesting
than your idea.

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how would powerknitting work

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tomtrevor said:

how would powerknitting work

It's similar to Extreme Embroidery.

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it doesnt work ive tried it but u could try it with gliding

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i think it would work the best if you taped your feet onto a bc wheel.

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zippy said:

don't think it'd work well imo, maybe on a BC.

But then still v hard.

i thought about that as i was rading it

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I think it would be easier to stay on a BC because the kite is a point
of resistance from which you can balance.

Kites can also develop a tremendous amount of pull, and you could wind
up going VERY quickly. That combined with toe clips will lead to
wearing dentures at an early age.

I think power kiting on a unicycle would be lame. It would be like
playing tug of war with a kite. With a good gust of wind, the kite
would win.

...it might be fun to combine giraffe riding with sport (not power)
kiting.

trials_uni said:

Do it on a BC with toe clips. Itd be awsome!

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You guys are missing this. It wont work with a bc or coasting. You need
to be pulling on the kite for it to stay in the air. without
resistance, the kite will just fall out of the sky.

Gliding uphills nuts!

When it comes to jumping, Most of the tricks you throw in kitesurfing,
you only have one hand on the bar (and youre also hooked into your
harness). that means that if youre uniing, you still have one hand free
to hold the handle when you go for air. That means you get these crazy
hang times to do what you want in the air with the uni. I have no idea
where you could take that with trials too lol.

The skeptiscism in this thread is starting to bug me. Anything is
possible guys! I wanna see encouraging words here! Who'd have thought
you could get pulled on a wakeboard by a giant kite in a very
controlled manner? Whod have thought you could take a unicycle offroad?
It takes crazy ideas to come up with all this fun stuff. Come on now!

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=p

I still wanna see that video of you doing it.

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You could provide resistance on a BC by leaning back slightly and
letting the pull of the kite keep you upright.

Since you've tried it, why don't you tell us a little more about what
it was like? Did you get air? Did you feel like you were fighting the
kite?

I have a 3.6 meter foil, and a 14 meter LEI on the way. The foil
doesn't have much lift, and I'm more than a little afraid to try it on
the LEI.

I don't mean to be negative, but it doesn't seem like a good marriage
of sports. ...but you've tried it, what did you think?

mango said:

You guys are missing this. It wont work with a bc or coasting. You need
to be pulling on the kite for it to stay in the air. without
resistance, the kite will just fall out of the sky.

Gliding uphills nuts!

When it comes to jumping, Most of the tricks you throw in kitesurfing,
you only have one hand on the bar (and youre also hooked into your
harness). that means that if youre uniing, you still have one hand free
to hold the handle when you go for air. That means you get these crazy
hang times to do what you want in the air with the uni. I have no idea
where you could take that with trials too lol.

The skeptiscism in this thread is starting to bug me. Anything is
possible guys! I wanna see encouraging words here! Who'd have thought
you could get pulled on a wakeboard by a giant kite in a very
controlled manner? Whod have thought you could take a unicycle offroad?
It takes crazy ideas to come up with all this fun stuff. Come on now!

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